Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off
Advertisements for over 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech…
EU excludes United States from ‘safe’ travel list
The European Union (EU) has excluded the United States from its initial “safe list” of countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday. The 27-member bloc gave…
Buhari warns MDAs, political appointees, govt. officials against taking undue advantage of job seekers
President Muhammadu Buhari has again, warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to disregard any purported request from government officials aimed at conferring undue advantage on anyone seeking jobs or other…
One female makes list of nominees for Edo Governorship polls from 14 political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that 14 political parties submitted nominations for Edo governorship election. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by…
Rivers Police confirms arrest of notorious kidnapper, serial killer
The Police in Rivers State have arrested a notorious kidnapper and serial killer, Anthony Ndubuisi in Umuebulu Etche Local Government Area of the state. The suspect who hails from Ngo-Okpala…
President Buhari commends Economic Team, wants Nigeria’s quick exit from under-development
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja appreciated the outstanding support and guidance provided by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) which he described as a “tutorial,” urging the members to…
AKK Gas Pipeline Project will facilitate additional power generation capacity of 3,600MW – Minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday, said the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project would facilitate the setting up of two power plants when completed….
774,000 NDE recruitment: Senators walk Keyamo out of meeting as minister refuses closed door discussion
Drama played out on Tuesday as some senators walked the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, out of a meeting. The lawmakers according to Channels Television…
Governor Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19, goes into self-isolation
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), joining a growing list of top public officials, who have tested positive for the virus. Akeredolu disclosed…
Skin bleaching fuels cancer of the kidney, infertility in women – Gynaecologist
Prof. Ernest Orji of the Department of Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, says women in the habit of bleaching their skins are prone to the cancer…